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Unlike certain health conditions that seem to improve in warmer weather (i.e. arthritis, fibromyalgia, etc.), varicose veins tend to worsen in hotter temperatures. During the summer months, you may experience some of these worsening symptoms. Patients often report their legs feeling heavier or fuller than normal when it’s hot outside. This feeling is usually attributed to sweat and a loss of salt from your body. When you sweat, your body loses salt, which disrupts the body’s fluid balance. This causes your veins to retain fluid and swell. As a result, most patients will experience swelling...